Hildegarde Naughton, TD

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of his Department's budget...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs extent to which her Department remains in contact with child support services in the Health Service Executive...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the welfare of children in State care...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of custodial/supportive places available for juvenile offenders...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which support services are available to children or teenagers who have been victims of bullying outside of the educational system...

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the degree to which he continues to liaise with various youth organisations...

Fine Gael Galway East TD and Minister of State at the Department of Education, Ciaran Cannon, has today (Wednesday) paid tribute to his departmental colleague, Ruairi Quinn TD, who has announced he is stepping down.

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD, Jerry Buttimer, has called for changes to legislation to allow marriages and civil partnerships take place at a wider range of venues. Deputy Buttimer raised the restrictive interpretation of the Civil Registration Act 2004 as a topical issue in the Dáil.

Dublin Senator Catherine Noone today welcomed the announcement by Diageo that Arthur’s Day, the annual event which celebrated the anniversary of Guinness, will not be taking place this year.

The Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament has secured membership of the most sought-after European Parliament committees, as the new parliamentary term officially began in Strasbourg this week.